Edward Abbey Text (21 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Cloth, 238 pages, colour illustrations; 43 cm. Reprint. Originally published: New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1979. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Top edge & underside of dust jacket lightly soiled. OVERSIZE! Additional shipping charges may be requested for international & priority orders. Richly illustrated with colour plates. Size: Elephant Folio.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. G+/F. Good copy. One corner of cover is scuffed. Dust Jacket has tears to corners and top and bottom of spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Close to fine in a fine dj. (Hint of foxing at top edge).

Hardcover. Jacket. First Edition. Crisp, clean, tightly bound, nearly fine in like dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition. San Francisco, Sierra Club, 1971. FINE hardcover (tan cloth boards) in VG+ dust jacket protected in mylar. First Edition, First Printing (no subsequent printings listed). Text by Edward Abbey, photographs and commentary by Philip Hyde. A collaborative exploration of the canyon country of Southeast Utah, introduction by John G. Mitchell, Sierra Club Books editor, preface by Hyde, includes a map of proposed highways, existing roads, Escalante Wilderness Area, Capitol Reef National Monument, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, and Canyonlands National Park. Includes Abbey's notes and a bibliography.…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition, Special Edition. Abbey, Edward; Muench, David. Desert Images. First Edition. Published by Chanticleer Press, New York, 1979. A rare collector's edition of beautiful photographs by David Muensch depicting deserts in the United States. One of the more notable collaborations of its kind--America's premier ecological activist paired with its most dramatic and audacious landscape colorist. Edward Paul Abbey was an American author and essayist noted for his advocacy of environmental issues, criticism of public land policies, and anarchist political views. Muench is an amazing photographer and has created wonderful desert images. Beige linen on board with orange stamped title, matching slipcover. Slight corner indentation on outer sleeve, otherwise excellent condtion. (see photos) Folio measures 17 by 10 5/8 inches. Slipcase measures 17 5/8 by 10 7/8 inches. Please contact seller for shipping costs. David Muensch (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: New. First Edition, 2nd Printing. Text/BRAND NEW. Beige linen boards w/trace edge rubs. DJ/NF w/3 small specks of "rubs" to front. First published 1979; this is the 2nd Printing of 1987. An excursion through desert lands of America Southwest with Edward Abbey (1927 - 1989) as guide, and through the lens of David Muench (1936 -). Poetic collaboration between a naturalist gifted in prose and nature photographer. 239 pgs in12 parts: 1, Introduction; 2, Sand Dunes; 3, Scarce Waters; 4, Rough Rock; 5, Wild Flowers; 6, Cactus Land; 7, Petrifed Wood; 8, Desert Snow; 9, Saltscapes; 10, Mud Mosaics; 11, Cliff Dwellings; and 12, Images on Rock. David Muench (Photographer) (illustrator).…

Trade Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. No Dust Jacket. First Edition; First Printing. First paperback edition. About fine in trade-size pictorial wrappers. Full color photographs throughout. Exceptionally pleasing copy of a book seldom located in top condition. ; 8 1/4" 10 3/4"; 143 pages 87156-051-8.…

Half-Leather. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. First Edition. This book is nicely rebound with leather spine with green leather label on spine with gilt title; boards covered in natural cloth; green endpapers. Fine condition: the only flaws are a couple of tiny spots to bottom edge of text block and a barely perceptible stain to cloth on front. Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Book.…

4° (43 x 27 cm), 238, (2) S. mit vielen Farbfotos, meist blatt- oder doppelblattgroß, Orig.-Leinen, Orig.-Leinenschuber. Erstausgabe. - Zustand: auf Vorsatz montiert Visitenkarte des Rockwell Intenational-Präsidenten und eine von ihm unterschriebene Widmung. Sonst sehr gut; Schuber mit minimalen Gebrauchsspuren. // Oversized; additional shipping charges to be expected.…

First Edition. Near fine in a priceclipped, otherwise near fine dj. (1"-inch neat crack at bottom of front hinge which is only lightly discernable. Short edge tear at head of spineon dj.).

New York, E. P. Dutton, 1970. Texto de E. Abbey: Natural and Human History. Epílogo de Harry M. Caudill. 36x26 cm. 123 p. Tela, sobrecubierta. Ilustr. color. Texto a dos columnas. Pequeñas rasgaduras en sobrecubierta, reparadas. Buen estado. Primera edición. (Ref. PS. 002-A).

First Edition. Near fine in a near fine dj. Folio. (143pp.) (Bookplate of Ventana chapter of Sierra Club on front endpaper. Short edge tear at crest of sine and front cover) Not priceclipped, and uncommon thus.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover. 4to. Published by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, New York, 1979. 238 pages. Illustrated. First Edition/First Printing. Issued in a matching white cloth slipcase with orange titles to the boards. Bound in matching cloth boards with titles present to the spine. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Desert Images combines David Muench's evocative photographs with Edward Abbey's eloquent text - pictorial and verbal images that are an unsurpassed tribute to this extraordinary American landscape. EB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall. …

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Near fine in a priceclipped, otherwise Nf. dj. (Couple of short edge tears in dj. Hint of shelfwear at edges of dj. Slim, 1"-inch rubbed spot at head of front endpaper, and a short crease at fore edge. Couple mild spots on cloth) Small cloth issue. (LR). …

Condition: Fine. First Edition. About fine in a priceclipped, otherwise near fine dj. (Couple of extremely faint specks of foxing at top edge. Traces of clear lamination creases at spine & edge of covers) Clean solid copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Fine in a priceclipped, otherwise close to fine dj. (1/2"-inch scratch on rear panel of dj.) (LR).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition; First Printing. First edition. SIGNED by Edward Abbey & illustrator Jim Stiles on front end-paper. Fine in near fine dust jacket. (1/2"-inch closed tear at head of rear panel of jacket. Couple tiny spots of shelf-wear at edges of jacket. ) Attractive copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Near Fine. First Edition; First Printing. First edition. Fine in near fine dust jacket. (Small chip with adjacent tear at bottom fold of front jacket flap. Couple short edge tears & trivial shelf-wear. ) Author's most widely admired work. ; 6" x 8 3/4"; 269 pages.

Hardcover in slipcase. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition; First Printing. Specially SIGNED limited edition of Edward Abbey's novel. Basis for the superb 1962 film adaptation starring actor Kirk Douglas which was titled "Lonely are the Brave." This is the lettered issue of only 26 after the 500 copy limited edition. This being copy "K" It is fine in fine dust jacket housed in a grey cloth slipcase. This ultra limited issue features a 5" x 7" b&w photo from the film in which the fugitive cowboy played by Douglas gets the drop on a pursuing policeman played by actor George Kennedy. The colophon bears the signatures of Kirk Douglas and publishers Jim Pepper and Ken Sanders who provide an afterward followed by a portfolio of photo images from the film. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 280 pages.…

Condition: Very Good+. No Dust Jacket. First Edition; First Printing. First edition. Very good+ in publisher's slipcase. (Traces of shelf-soiling and foxing to book and slipcase) Folio size production.